BOSTON, Mass. – Led by Shion Darby's 11 second half points, Rhode Island College slipped past men's basketball to earn a 71-68 victory over the Beacons Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 68, Rhode Island College 71

UMass Boston (10-12, 6-8 Little East Conference)
Rhode Island College (13-9, 6-8 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Darby's second half surge helped the Anchormen erase an early nine-point Beacons lead. RIC would take their first lead around the 13 minute mark. UMB would battle back to hold a one-possession advantage. However with just over six minutes left in regulation, the Anchormen pushed their lead to five following an Ousmane Kourouma lay-up.

RIC would hold-off the Beacons down the final stretch despite the Beacons nearly tying the game in the final second.

Darby led the Anchormen with 22 points on 8-of-24 shooting. Charles Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) led all players with 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting, which included five three pointers. Mitchell moved into the top-5 in program history as he became just the fifth player to record 1,500 or more career points.

Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) is now sitting tied for the all-time record in career blocked shots, as he finished with four to go along with nine points and 11 rebounds.

Charlie Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 assists.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Beacons shots 38.8% from the field on the night and had 36 points in the paint
• RIC held a slim 45-43 advantage in rebounds
• UMass Boston handed out 18 assists which was the most since their 20 assist performance at RIC on December 18, 2021
• For his career, Charles Mitchell now sits with 1,505 career points
• Lorquet is now tied with Terry Kennedy '91 with 159 career blocked shots

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Southern Maine on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. conference game.